US retailer GameStop is currently in the beta testing phase for a streaming service for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games.

Earlier this year GameStop purchased Spawn Labs, which is developing software for the console game streaming service.

"Spawn recently began its first beta and is currently live, testing the streaming of Xbox 360, PS3 and PC games from a data centre in Austin, Texas," GameStop president Tony Bartel said.

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"We continue to get positive feedback from our publishing partners about the pro-console, low-investment model that we have chosen," he added.

GameStop and Spawn plan for the closed beta to reach national levels before the end of the year. GameStop expects to announce more details about the service, such as pricing structure, available content and launch details, in early 2012.

"There's a whole cadre of services that GameStop can offer far beyond just Spawn," said Bartel. "The beauty of Spawn is it can take a very large assortment of games. There's really no restriction versus an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game."